Interiors

In Byron Bay, Occupy Studio reimagines fashion brand Rowie’s headquarters as a welcoming family home, using a fibreglass lantern to flood its communal heart with light.

The Design Institute of Australia names five visionary leaders across industrial, interior and graphic disciplines for induction into the prestigious 2025 DIA Design Hall of Fame.

With work spanning objects, furniture and interiors – sometimes all three at once – Bel Williams turns to materials and process to push back against convention.

Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with Mathieson Architects founder Phillip Mathieson.

InteriorsAu editor Cassie Hansen gathers together her favourite design items that have crossed her desk in March 2026.

The layered dimensions of Madelyn McKenzie’s intensely coiled ceramic works morph sculptural clay into dynamic installations.

In Bowral, MAC Design Studio revitalises the Edwardian grandeur of Ardour Milton Park, celebrating its heritage architecture with a contemporary palette inspired by its legendary gardens.

The new landmark partnership aims to champion Queensland’s craft and design community.

Dion Hall reimagines the traditional espresso bar through tactile materiality, elevating the standing coffee ritual in Carlton.

Tasmanian glass artist Peter Bowles has won the 2025 Tom Malone Glass Art Prize, taking out the $20,000 acquisitive award for contemporary glass.

In this extract from Tamsin Johnson’s new book Tamsin Johnson: Contrast, Space, Harmony, published by Rizzoli, Tamsin reflects on designing this two-storey terrace in Paddington for a “fashion wunderkind” client.

Coworking provider The Commons has opened its eleventh Melbourne location, uniquely pairing collaborative office spaces with a fully integrated health club, blending productivity and wellbeing under one roof.

Melbourne studio Foolscap brings circular thinking and Queensland-inspired design to Allpress Espresso’s new Fortitude Valley cafe. Foolscap founder Adele Winteridge reflects on craft, collaboration and evolving hospitality design.

Craft Victoria’s annual Fresh! exhibition is now showing, with eight graduates of contemporary craft and design showcased.

In Bondi, Besa channels the intimacy of Madrid’s underground bars, blending Moorish influences, rich colour and mid-century cues into a tightly planned tapas venue.

Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with ByCerny founder Alexandra Cerny.

The perfectly functional, handcrafted furniture of Tasmania maker Ben Grieve-Johnson is explored in this extract from Ivett Dodd’s new book Makers: Lutruwita/Tasmania.

InteriorsAu editor Cassie Hansen gathers together some of her favourite furniture and design items she came across at Melbourne Art Fair 2026.

A 1913 Federation Arts & Crafts home is transformed into an atmospheric residence for entertaining, where heritage craftsmanship meets a richly layered modern gothic interior designed for gathering, creativity and celebration.

In Sydney’s Sandstone Precinct, the adaptive reuse of The Lands by Capella reimagines the 1876 former Department of Lands as a layered destination for hospitality, retail and events.

In an era of digital dominance, the new Readings Bookstore at Chadstone reimagines retail as sustainable sanctuary, where craft, community and circular design breathe life into books.

The Design Institute of Australia has criticised the NSW government for declining to pursue registration and licensing for interior designers.

Given carte blanche in Southbank, Flack Studio distils Melbourne’s effortless eclecticism into Hannah Street Hotel – a layered, atmospheric world where modern nostalgia, surprise and soul collide.

On Glenelg’s bustling Jetty Road, a bold, colour-saturated interior by Sans-Arc Studio channels joy, community and the energy of southern Italy for Gelato Messina’s newest store.

For barrister Moya O’Brien, criminal defence exists in the space between exhilaration and isolation, where standing beside people at their most vulnerable can be both fulfilling and profoundly lonely. William Street Chambers was conceived as a response to that tension: a place of warmth, beauty and belonging for those who carry the weight of other lives through the criminal justice system.

Icebergs brings its Bondi-born design language to Sydney Airport, offering the Qantas Domestic Terminal a moment of pause and a place where architecture, movement and dining intersect.

Interior designer Tamsin Johnson reveals how The French Exit reinterprets the Parisian bistro for Brisbane’s CBD, blending heritage architecture, warmth and conviviality into a timeless dining experience.

AP Design House brings restrained confidence to Henne’s Armadale flagship, shaping a calm, light-filled retail interior grounded in material honesty.

Behind a 1925 pub facade, Melbourne’s Waterside Hotel hides a seven-storey hospitality playground, stacking bars, dining rooms and rooftops.

InteriorsAu editor Cassie Hansen gathers together her favourite design items that have crossed her desk in January 2026.

Built on circular design principles, Landing Bakery in Brisbane’s bayside transforms waste into warmth, showcasing Five Mile Radius’s carbon-negative approach to hospitality through locally sourced, reused materials and fabrication.

Hidden within Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens, Yiaga reimagines a 1960s pavilion as an immersive fine-dining destination, where architecture, landscape and food converge.

Clare Cousins Architects has completed Maap’s new Sydney flagship on Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, marking the cycling brand’s ninth global store and its largest yet.

Two leading Australian designers will reflect on their first and most recent projects in this new speaker series, revealing how design careers – and the industry – evolve over time.

In this extract from Fiona Lynch’s new book Material Wonder Fiona reflects on revitalising an historic Hawthorn East home with bold colour and vibrant art.

Drawing on Cottesloe’s sunny charm and the Cottlesloe Beach Hotel’s storied legacy, Tigerfish emerges as a dual-natured space: relaxed yet alive.

Entries are open for the 2026 Australian Interior Design Awards, which recognise excellence in interior design projects across Australia and internationally.

A selection of recent monographs from Australian architects and interior designers showcase the diversity of design approaches, material languages and project types prevalent in their work across the country and abroad.

Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with Arent and Pyke cofounders, Sarah-Jane Pyke and Juliette Arent.

Garde Hotel and its Anglesea restaurant transform Fremantle’s heritage precinct, blending port-inspired craftsmanship, local artistry and sustainable design.